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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
GOVERNMENT INSANE.
What the Nation's1 Crazy People
Have to Eat.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The dear peo-
pie will be interested in knowing how
much they must pay for supporting the
lunatics in the government insane asy-
lum in Washington. Proposals have
been received at the interior department
for supplies for the next fiscal year.
Bids are entered for the following:
Three hundred thousand pounds of
fresh beef, $4,000 pounds of mutton,
beef, 1000 pounds each of tripe and beef
tongues, 10000 pounds of ham, 10000
pounds Goldfish, 200 barrels mackerel,
10000 pounds lard, 1000 barrels of flour,
1850 bushels of corn meal, $500 pounds
Oat gritS, $500 bushels of oats. What
class of lunaticS eat oats does not ap-
pear. Five thousand bushels potatoes,
800 pounds of canary seed. They evil
IDENTIFY have crazy birds on hand. One
thousand pounds hominy, 1900
pounds coffee. The p. II. Kelly
company enters bids. for supply
ing 10000 pounds of tea for
the crazy folk. Its bid is: For Japan
tea, 5000 pounds of three grades, at 80,
30 and "a cents per pound, also 5000
pounds of OOlong tea at 80, 35 and 40
cents per pound. Other items for which
bids are entered from all over the coun-
try are: Seventy thousand pounds of
sugar, $4,000 table salt, 5000 soap, 5000
pounds of tobacco. Yet some people
say tobacco is not good food and very
bad medicine. Twenty thousand pounds
soda, 100 pounds candles. Yet they have
gas and electric lights at the asylum.
Three thousand pounds of hair. That's
funny, when the lunatics are constantly
pulling out their own and giving it
away. Eighteen thousand yards of cot
ton. 5000 yards ticking, 20 pounds of
hairpins, 10000 pounds of white lead,
$50 gallons of alcohol, 5 pounds fluid ex-
tract of ergot (that is suspicious), 1900
gallons benzine, but no whisky, 1900
tons of coal, Is cords of wood. These
are but epitomiZed results of an exami-
nation of the bids which have been en-
tered for about 5000 different articles,
which are supposed to be necessary for
the proper care of the lunatics.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
THE CHECKER SERIES.
Barker, the Champion Checker
Player, Closes His Engagement.

Charles F. Barker, the champion
checker player of America, finished
two weeks engagement at the Mime
apolis Chess and Checker club Saturday
evening. During these two weeks he
played 393 games. Of this number he
won S47, lost Is, the rest being drawn.
He played an exhibition series of
II games with George Barnes,
of Minneapolis, winning z, losing 3. and,
drawing o. He also played IA exhibition
games with DIR. W. E. Truax, of Breck-
enridge, the eX-champion of the state, in
which he won 12 and played 2 to a draw.
Other players who won games from Mr..
Barker We're: George Barnes, 6; F. A.
Briggs, 5; w. H. Grimshaw, l DIR. I'll. j,
Harding, 1. Mr.. Barker left for Fond
du Lac, Wis, last evening, where he
will meet p. NJ. Bradt, the ''boy won
der" again. Mr.. Barker and F. A.
Briggs intend to start magazine in
Minneapolis next fall devoted to
checkers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
HE WAS A DAISY,
How DIR. Dorm Obtained Meals
and Raised Funds

New YORK, May 8.-A clever conf
dence man, representing himself as DR..
Dorm, wealthy German just arrived in
this country, has for several weeks past
been victimiZing boarding house keep
ers and business men in the Eastern dis
trict and other parts of the city,
as well as New York. The
doctor, who is known under other
aliases than Dorm, called at Richard
ThalPs bakery, at the corner of South
terday morning, and inquired of Mrs.
Tholl where he could find a firSt-clasS
boarding house. The lady promptly
recommended him to Mrs. Elizabeth NJ.
Theall of 100 South Second street. The
doctor could not be accommodated there,
so he was sent to Miss Kate Burgher'S
boarding house at 153 South Second
street.
1.-The man represented himself as DR..
Dorm, and stated that he was only two
days i'll this country" said Miss Bur-
CHER to a reporter. "He said that he
did not care about stopping at hotel;
BILE boarding house. He said that
he wanted the best room in the
house, as he intended remain
ing until October to settle up
an estate amounting to S500,000, which
was left to him by deceased aunt. His
trunks, five in number, were detained
in the custom house, but he expected
them in few days, and then he could
dress himself in style beftting his
position and present himself before the
ladies of his deceased aunt'S household
and of the boarding house.
''Independent of the fortune left him
lNHr h ho 1N,, 70. toto
in Bremen, Germany. He hired my
best room on the second floor front and
during the evening made the acquaint
ance OF u. Burlingame, agent for the a.
q. Barnes Whip company, of New York,
one of my bOarders. He told Mr.. Bur
lingame
HIS FAMILY HISTORY,
and they went around to Shella's furni
ture store at Grand and briggs streets,
at the doctors request, and the latter
purchased a handsome office table and
bookcase for his use. Mr.. Burlingame
took the doctor in light wagon to see
Coney Island Sunday afternoon and
when returning home, the doctor bor-
to refund the money the fol
lowing day. When they reached
home that evening the doctor took a
walk out alone and forgot to return. He
neglected to pay for his two days board.
His table and bookcase were sent to my
house Monday afternoon, but as they
were not paid for / ordered them to be
taken back. heard that he swindled
hotel and boarding house keepers and
business people i'll this section and in
New York. He is a low-siZed, stout
man, aged about 35 years, with dark
hair and mustache and speaks English
pretty we'll"
Mr.. Burlingame said that the fellow is
clever confidence man. He formerly
has had an extended experience as a
business man, but he never met an in
dividual who so completely won his con-
fidence as the doctor. He would let him
have 500 as readily as s15. He
understood that the doctor had
victimized dozens of people. The doctor
has scar under his lower lip, one ear
is very thin and he wears eye glasses in
the day time, but not at night. Mr..
Shellas said that the doctor promised to
pay for the table and bookcase when
they were delivered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED.
Terrible Accident at a Baptism
in New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, May S.-Several COL
ored congregations of Baptist churches
in this city have long made it a practice
to baptiSe members in the Mississippi
river at selected points both in the upper
and lower districts of the city. The
swift current of the river has always
made the ceremony more or less danger
Gus. but the chances of mishap have
have have been reduced to a mini, i
mum by the care exercised
in selecting place for the ceremonies
where the bathers extended a consider
able dista nee beyond the levee, thus Sc
curing shallow water a safe distance
from the channel of the levee. To-day,
however, an accident happened by
which seven lives are known to have
been lost, and probably more. The Mt.
Zion Baptist church has been baptiSing
its converts at the foot of one of the
streets in the colored district. Beside
the spot runs wharf which extends
into deep water. This morning the con-
gregatiOn gathered at the spot for the
assembled on the wharf, and in the
midst of the exercises the railing sud-
denly gave way and fully fifty people
were thrown into the river. Around
the wharf were number of skiffs, and
into them many of the people were
thrown, overturning several boats and
adding to the number struggling in the
water. The occupants of the skiffs
which fioated set to work and rescued
all they could reach. AS stated, how
ever, seven are known to have been
drowned, and it is believed that from
six to eight more perished. Rosalina
Williams, colored, when she went into
water, had a child in her arms. She
struggled until she came to the surface,
and held the child up until one of
the rescuing skiffs reached her and
the intact was handed up and taken on
board, when she sank and was carried
away by the current. One of the un-
known white women was drowned
under similar circumstances, and the
rescued baby is now held by the police
far identification. Other unknown col
ored women and another unknown
white woman were drowned under fiat
boat. All efforts to rescue them which
were heroic and desperate, were un-
availing. Many people were injured,
seriously.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Who Shot the Woman?

SALT LAKE, May s.-John T. Tarbell.
a laborer at Lyons, Ariz., drove to a
farmhouse three miles from Vienna.
with his dying wife to-day, who, he said.
had been assassinated while seated be-
side him in buggy, holding her bady to
her breast. Tonight Tarbell was arrested
and charged with attempting to kin her.
He tells a rambling story to the effect
that while returning home from a visit
to his wife's father at CaldweIl's
prairie, they were overtaken by
two men in buggy who opened fire on
them: His wife was shot in the. back
and himself through the arm. His
story was so disconnected that he was
placed i'll Jail. His wife, who at last
accounts was still alive, has failed. to
recover consciousness. Her wound is
powder burned, and the sleeve of Tar
bells coat, where the ball penetrated. is
also burned by powder. His revolver
has been found and is empty. The
whole affair is shrouded i'll great mys-
terry.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
A YOUNG LADY KILLED
BY the Accidental Discharge of
a Rifle.

LEXINGTON, KY, May S.-A terrible
tragedy took place this morning near
Spring station on the farm of Capt.
James Blackburn, cX-secretary of state,
and brother of Senator Joseph Black
burn. Miss Henrietta Blackburn, &C
companied by her cousin, Henrietta
Hampstead, a young lady of 10 years,
went out to shoot at mark with small
rifle. They were joined by Samuel
Blackburn a young man of %, brother
of Miss Henrietta Blackburn, and
friendly contention was begun as to who
should Shoot at the mark first. The three
engaged in playful struggle for the
possession of the rifle, and in this
Struggle the weapon was discharged,
the ball piercing the heart of Miss
Hampstead and killing her instantly.
The unfortunate young lady gave a
slight scream, dropped on the blue
grass and breathed her last before her
Mortified cousins realized the awful
calamity that had befallen them. Mes
sengers were hurriedly dispatched for
medical and other assistance, and it
was with the utmost difficulty that Miss
Blackburn and Miss HempStead's
mother could be restored from the
shock occasioned by the unexpected
and terrible death OF the young lady.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
HASTENED Their OWN END.
Thirty-Eight Frightened Italians Swamp
Life Boat and Go Down 10
Watery Grave.
Tie Mexican Cities 0ptu and Bahispe
Destroyed by Earthquake---Nearly
Eight Score People Perish.
The Breaking of Railing Precipitates
Fifty People Into the Mississippi
Seven Drowned.
An Estimable Kentucky Young Lady
Killed by the Accidental Dis
charge of Rifle.

HAvRE, May S.-The steamer LaCham-
pagne, which sailed yesterday for New
York, and which afterward returned,
having been in collision, was run into
10y the steamer Vile de Rio. The latter
steamer sank, but her crew and pasSen-
gers were saved. The collision caused
a panic among the Italians on board the
La Champagne, who made a rush for
the life-boat and caused it to capsize.
thirty-five of them being drowned, in
addition to three sailors, who had tried
to prevent the rush.
The collision took place about noon in
fog. The shock was so violent that
the Champagne was thrown almost COM
pletely over upon the starboard beam.
y wide hole two yards long was opened
in the larboard side near the poop, Just
above the water mark. The captain,
finding it impossible to return to Havre.
ran the steamer aground on a sandy
beach in order to save the lives on
board.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Mayor Roche Making a Great Effort to
Get Chicago Disreputables Well
Under His Thumb.
A Baltimore Man Runs Away With Sew
eral Hundred Dollars Belonging TO
Minnesota Friend.
Murderous Assault Upon Wealthy
Mexican Ranchman---Bie Haul by
Winnipeg Burglars.
Diamond Harry" Arrested in Chicago
IAN Ohio Diamond Robber Caught
In Kansas.


Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, May S.-The reform move
ment recently inaugurated by Mayor
Roche has cast damper upon the sport
ing element of this city. No more are
the sounds of the cracked piano heard
issuing from beer joints and like places.
The old-time levee has been transformed
into grove, and after midnight the
only person to be seen is a policeman.
The many hundred assignation houses
run by persons who had political pulp
have been closed, 1.-The chippy" is not
seen on the back streets, and houses of
admittedly bad repute have been ordered
to lower the blinds and quit business.
The police are raiding such places, and
not a night passes that several hundred
of the unfortunates are not lodged at the
armory. Up to date the gamblers have
not been molested. They have been
given up to the 10th inst. to dispose of
their implements, and after that date it
will be war to the knife. Many persons
say that Mayor Roche is jeopardiZing his
health by attempting a wholesale reform
of Chicago within few weeks, and
point to the untimely death of minister
i'll Iowa as an illustration of what such
radical movements bring about.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
The Democrats Apparently Entirely
Indifferent as to Whom the Re-
publicans Nominate
TO Make the Presidential Race in 1888
cleveland CT Hill Sure
to Win.
One Of the Republican Candidates
Known to be Mixed Up in De-
partment Scandal.
Supplies for the Governments Insane
Wards---Gen. Greeley's Weather
Reports.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May e.-"We can beat
any man the Republicans are likely to
nominate," says visiting Democrat.
"Who will they nominate?'
Blaine, if he thinks he can win and
wants the nomination. He is their
natural leader and our natural victim.
We can beat him out of his boots. After
Blaine there comes Sherman, Allison,
Edmunds, Hawley and Conkling, in that
order. Sherman will never be nomi-
mated without the bitter and umcompro-
missing hostility of Blaine. l believe
that Blaine will be able to defeat him.
Allison is Blaine'S second choice after
himself. / am inclined to believe that
he will be nominated. EdmundS has no
never got out of the basement of the
thermometer in his life. Hawley is a
very. popular man. He is good
speaker, a ready debater, an eX-sOldier
and good friend. Conkling is the pur-
est man in the Republican party. and
could come nearer carrying New York
than any other man | know of in that
party, notwithstanding his strong enmi-
ties. But we can beat any of them,
either with Cleveland or HILL"
"Who would be the easiest man to
beat?'
II cannot name him just now. don't
want to name him. / want to see him
nominated. AS soon as he gets there, if
he does, will speak. fear that he will
not be nominated. There is but little
likelihood of it; but he is spending
money to get there. He lives east of the
Mississippi river. He caused a woman
to be carried on the rolls of the bureau
OF printing and engraving who never
did any work. She was handsome, and
not too virtuous. She lives within easy
reach of the capitol now, and can be
produced. So can the records of the
office in which she was supposed to work
not many months ago."
'Name the man, and let him be known
to the country?''
mo, not by any means. Let him get
the nomination if he can. No, will not
say who he is. do not believe that he
will be able to buy the nomination, and
there is no use of naming him yets. any
WaVo
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Terrible Work of a sirocco.

VIENNA, May S.-A hot sirocco blew
the whole week throughout Hungary,
parching vegetation and rendering it in
fiammable. AT Toroczko 500 houses
were burned and four lives lost. The
confagration lasted two days. AT Rusk-
berg a church and thirty-seven houses
were destroyed. Many houses were
burned at the village of Mercy. At
Eperics all the churches and public
buildings were destroyed and the ceme-
terry was devastated. 1t is estimated
that the total losses will exceed $780,
600. All the Hungarian and many Aus
trian insurance houses are involved.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
DOWNED AT LAST.
The Milwaukee Aggregation Fails
to Hit Sowders.

Special 10 the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, May S.-The st. Paul
club is the first to check Milwaukee's
victorious career, and the home team, as
it was, almost pulled the game out. The
mems total inability to hit Sowders dur
ing the first eight innings, was what de.
feated Milwaukee. In the ninth inning,
three hits, base on balls, hit by the
pitcher, q muff in center field and
couple of long flies gave Milwaukee five
runs, and had it not been for Forster's
desperate attempt to score the tieing
run, the game would have probably been
either tied or won by Milwaukee,. Not
single hit was made off SowderS until
the ninth inning, and he struck out
eleven men. Milwaukee's heavy bat
ters famed the air one after the other,
and the immense crowd on the grounds
could not get a chance vent any en-
thusiasm over its favOrites. The st.
Paul players did not hit Smith often, but
pounded him hard, the two home runs
being drives over the center-ield fence.
Both teams fielded sharply, the Milwau-
KEGS carrying off the honOrs in this re-
spect and being literally applauded.
Stockwell caught a beautiful game and
led at the bat also. For Milwaukee,
Forster did the most brilliant work.
There were fully 1000 people on the
grounds. The score is as follOws:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
VILLAGES DESTROYED.
Optu and Bahispc, Sonora, Lev
eled by EarthQuake.

HoGALEs, Ariz., May S.-The earth
quake last Tuesday created sad havoc
i'll the northwestern portion of Sonora,
Mexico. This portion of the state is far
from railroad or telegraphic commune
cation. The following dispatch was re-
ceived here to-day from Luis E. Torres,
governor of Sonora: THE earthquake
caused terrible damages to Montazeuma,
destroying several villages, but those in
the northwestern part suffered the most
terribly. Optu had all its houses
destroyed and Bahispe was utterly
destroyed, $50 people being killed. The
houses were leveled to the ground. A
new volcano appeared, and its eruption
destroyed all the timber of the adjoining
valleys and mountains. Further details
are expected hourly" The volcano
mentioned in this dispatch is in the
famous Sierra Madre mountains. In
this place a pretty severe shock of
earthquake was felt this morning at 2
o'clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
A CHANCE VICTORY.
Cleveland Stumbles on a Triumph
at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, May s.-Carroll's wild
though effective pitching was too much
for the Cincinnatis, and they lost the
game through inability to hit at critical
points. The Clevelands played mis-
cradle fielding game, which ordinarily
would have caused defeat. Serad was
hit very hard and was wild, giving five
men bases on balls. The only redeem
ing feature of the loosely played game
was Hotaling's batting. Nearly 1000
people saw the game. The score fol-
lows:
Cleveland. ......3 o o 9 l L 90 OF
Earned runs, Cleveland 4, Cincinnati /
two base hit, Allen; three base hits, Sweeney
2, Hotaling, Baldwin, Fennely, Reilly; passed
balls, Toy 3, Baldwin 3; first base on balls
Mexican, Hotaling, Toy, Sweeney, Allen,
Fennelly, Reilly; double plays, McPhee and
Fennelly, Reilly and Baldwin; umpire, Cuth-
bert. time. 2.O5
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Detroit Having Its Own Way Up
to Date.

The Michiganders already have good
lead in the National league race, and it
is expected they will keep a pretty firm
grip upon it until they meet Boston,
New York and Philadelphia. They
meet the Pittsburg aggregation this
week, but, as the games are on the De-
troit grounds, it is thought the Smoky
City men will not win more than one of
the three games. Chicago is turning
out to be much weaker club than pre-
dicted, and, unless strengthened, will
have hard work to end the season ahead
of indianapolis and Washington. The
clubs stand thus:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Baptists Take the City.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 8. Every
Protestant pulpit in the city to-day was
filled by Baptist preacher both night
and morning. Many of the sermons
were notable for the profound eloquence
with which they were delivered. 1t is
generally conceded that the body of
delegates to the convention embraces
more scholarship, eloquence and ability
than any previous assembly in the his
tory OF the Southern church.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Miss Hampstead was 4 great fayorite il
the community.
n Cheerful Outlook.

CITY OF MENlCo, May S.-The gov
ernment to-day received its first infor
nation of the effects of the recent
earthquake at Bahispe, Sonora, by
which $50 people lost their lives. The
earthquake occurred at 3p. M, at the
same time the volcanic eruptions begin
in the neighboring mountains, lighting
up the SUBMITS for Il long distance. The
prediction is made here by local scien-
fists that Mexico is about to undergo a
general seismic convulsion, and recent
records of earthquake shocks show there
is widespread volcanic activity from one
end of MeNicO To the other.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Winona Done Up.
Special to the Globe.

WINoNA, Mimi, May S.-The Winona
club played it's first game to-day with.
that of La Crosse, at the new grounds
across the river. The score stood IL to
3 in favor of La Crosse. The Winopa
club had never practiced together, some
of the members having only arrived
from the East this morning. About 500
people were present to witness the
game, which was without special inter-
est. Manager Cantillon, of the Winona
club, expects to get the boys in good
working order during this week. and,
as they are all professional players of
ability, they will doubtless soon be able
to better cope with the clubs in the
Northwestern league.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
Many Houses DESTROYED.

VIENNA, May S.-The fire at Macy
Karoli caused terrible storm of wind,
which carried sparks to distant wood
yards and set fire to them. Altogether
400 houses were destroyed, and 5000
people deprived of homes are camping
in the open air. Since the recent fire at
Eperics many inmates of a convent and
school have been missing. AT the time
of the fire several girl scholars We're
killed by jumping from windows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
"Diamond Harry" Arrested.

CHICAGO, May S.-A malatto named
Harry Ward, alias Diamond Harry"
who has been under the surveillance of
detectives here for several days, was
arrested tonight. He had just pawned
81 800 diamond ring for trifling sum
and had on his person several hundred
dollars worth of other iewely, supposed
to have been stolen. The police suspect
Ward of being concerned in recent
diamond robberies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-09
PRINCE NOT COMING.
Eek Thinks John S. is Afraid to
Meet Him.

Word has been received that
John S. Prince, of: Omaha, will
not be able to meet T. w.
Eek, of Minneapolis, in a twenty
mile bicycle race before June. Eek will
receive the $50 forfeit money held by
the Tribune. He is very much disap-
pointed in Princes failure to come, hay
ing trained hard for the race. Eek says
he thinks Prince was afraid to meet him
in the Washington rink after the close
shaves he gave him at Omaha this win
ter. Eek is anXions for race, and is
willing to meet Fred Straub, of Fari-
bault, in twenty, thirty or fifty-mile
race, at the Washington rink, for all the
gate receipts OF for $50 side and 60
and rs per cent. of the receipts, the race